Walt Mossberg joins the show to discuss his experience with Apple's Macbooks with the new M1 chip. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Dan discuss The Verge's reviews of the computers.
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Yesterday
The US is losing its lead in AI
Since the beginning of the AI revolution, a few companies have claimed to be building the best and most powerful AI models. All of them were American. More recently, a few Chinese companies seem to have caught up, shipping models that are much cheaper and maybe also just as good. ... Show More
34m 18s
Jul 17
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
Jan 2023
Apple Drops New M2 MacBooks and Mac Mini!
New Apple M2 products just dropped! Marques sits down with Andrew and David to discuss everything that was announced by Apple including the new M2 MacBook Pros, Mac Mini, and even a HomePod. After that, they talk about the typical 5-star review system and whether or not it is act ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 2021
Apple's New Macbook Pros, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, and more!
Techtober is in full swing! This week Marques and Andrew go over the new gadgets from the Apple event. They discuss the new AirPods, the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and of course the new Macbook Pros. After that, they go over the Google event and give their impressions on the Pi ... Show More
1h 12m
Jul 2022
MacBook Air M2 review, Apple betas and James Webb’s space pics
This week on the show, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into Apple’s new MacBook Air M2 and its recent batch of OS betas. It turns out a redesign and a whole new chip makes the MacBook Air even more compelling than before (at least more than the 13-inch MacBook Pro). Also, we chat with ... Show More
1h 14m
Nov 2020
The Marvelous MacBook Air M1
Apple’s new M1-equipped MacBook Air is a doozy of an ultraportable. This week, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about what makes it so special, and what it means for the future of Apple’s M1 Mac lineup. How can Intel and AMD even compete? Also, they discuss if Twitter’s Fleets feature ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2015
Episode 39: iPhone 6s, 3D Touch, Apple Music and "Steve Jobs"
<p>Dan has a review unit of the iPhone 6s, Mikey has 3 new iPhones, and we talk 3D Touch, El Capitan, whether or not to subscribe to Apple Music, and Aaron Sorkin's tiff with Tim Cook.</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/appleinsider" rel="payment">Support AppleInsider Podcast ... Show More
58m 32s